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| * refugia (at large scale) vegetation pockets in the most favourable areas that serve as basecamps to grow from | * refugia (at large scale) vegetation pockets in the most favourable areas that serve as basecamps to grow from | ||
| * assisted migration / transplantation ecology (zoochory or in second phase: disperse topsoil samples) > out: dramatically speeds up regeneration | * assisted migration / transplantation ecology (zoochory or in second phase: disperse topsoil samples) > out: dramatically speeds up regeneration | ||
| - | * assisted evolution (like Cobalt-60 exposure) | + | * assisted evolution?? (like Cobalt-60 exposure) |
| === Second phase techniques: === | === Second phase techniques: === | ||
| - | * structural complexity enhancement (jump towards late-successional diversity) knock over some of the trees and expose roots, strip bark from some of the trees to create snags (standing dead trees) breaking up canopy cover, or somehow bring in heavy longs from elsewhere > out: creates habitat for insects, birds, mammals, amphibians that mitigate disease, pests and renewed space for pioneering vegetation and the associated wildlife | + | * structural complexity enhancement (jump towards late-successional diversity) knock over some of the trees and expose roots, strip bark from some of the trees to create snags (standing dead trees) breaking up canopy cover, make piles of branches, or somehow bring in heavy longs from elsewhere > out: creates habitat for insects, birds, mammals, amphibians that mitigate disease, pests and renewed space for pioneering vegetation and the associated wildlife |
| * atmospheric water cycle: canopy cover starts to work as an atmospheric moisture pump (near coast or on mountain side) | * atmospheric water cycle: canopy cover starts to work as an atmospheric moisture pump (near coast or on mountain side) | ||
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| * second stage: shrubs and first trees (contour hedge rows to maximise impact) | * second stage: shrubs and first trees (contour hedge rows to maximise impact) | ||
| * third stage: tree cover, nitrogen fixing trees: root deep, self seed, grow quickly, grow easily from cuttings (automated tree nursery) | * third stage: tree cover, nitrogen fixing trees: root deep, self seed, grow quickly, grow easily from cuttings (automated tree nursery) | ||
| - | (Some ecologists call this making a ‘vegetation forecast’) | + | (Essentially we' |
| === Functional traits required: === | === Functional traits required: === | ||
| + | * shade giving | ||
| + | * high water retention | ||
| + | * deep rooted | ||
| + | * fruit bearing (to attract more life) | ||
| * high characteristic return time: rate at which a population returns after disturbance | * high characteristic return time: rate at which a population returns after disturbance | ||
| * high jump dispersal: can cover long distances over inhospitable habitat in one generation (typically: seeds, insects, birds) | * high jump dispersal: can cover long distances over inhospitable habitat in one generation (typically: seeds, insects, birds) | ||
| * high speciation (allopatric) | * high speciation (allopatric) | ||
| - | * high water retention | ||
| - | * deep rooted | ||
| - | * fruit bearing | ||
| - | * | ||
| === Weaknesses of an establishing ecosystem: === | === Weaknesses of an establishing ecosystem: === | ||
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